A New Generation of Steel Water Filters Cuts Out the Plastic—and Microplastics

In a world of plasticky water filter pitchers, I tested two of the new generation of stainless-steel filter systems.

Mono Lake water levels are well below what's required. Now some want L.A. to tighten its tap

Decades after a landmark decision called for Los Angeles to limit its taking of water to raise the level of Mono Lake, ...
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This High School Student Invented a Filter That Eliminates 96 Percent of Microplastics From Drinking Water

Virginia teenager Mia Heller’s filtration system harnesses the power of ferrofluid, a magnetic oil that binds to ...

Banking Water Underground: How California Farms Recharge Groundwater

Ian James is a reporter who focuses on water and climate change in California and the West. Before joining the Los Angeles ...